Northern Offensive: Myriad Victories, Consecutive Triumphs

Taiheng and the Far North Myriad Saints Alliance have been at odds for forty to fifty thousand years, with Taiheng dominating the Myriad Saints Alliance for most of that time.

Even so, Taiheng did not know the specific information about the Far North Myriad Saints Alliance, such as how many veins it had and how many peerless Peerless Divine Abilities it possessed.

Yang Ning already knew this intelligence eight hundred years ago.

The Myriad Saints Alliance was formed because the righteous path was driving out the demonic path, and because of the favorable environment of the Far North Region, which was adjacent to the Underworld.

With the existence of the Netherworld, it is impossible for the Daozi to be wiped out. Therefore, after launching several wars between the righteous and demonic paths, the righteous path lost its motivation and changed from fighting to suppression, maintaining a high-pressure stance against the demonic path. As long as they do not allow the emergence of a great demon with too high a cultivation level who can unify the world, that is fine.

The reason why the demonic path is the demonic path is not only because they cultivate low-grade Spiritual Qi in their Cultivation Method, but also because they are full of banditry, each one of them is unruly and believes in the most primitive Principle of the jungle.

Furthermore, the demonic realm lacks a peaceful and stable environment, resulting in the absence of schools and a systematic education system. Consequently, the vast majority of cultivators in the Myriad Saints Alliance are illiterate.

Illiteracy, coupled with the catalytic effect of Demonic Spiritual Energy on people's character, makes one imagine the state of the cultivators in the Myriad Saints Alliance.

The Myriad Saints Alliance possesses a total of 15 Peerless Divine Abilities, including 4 in the Demonic Path, 4 in the Blood Dao, 4 in the Curse Path, and 3 in the Ghost Dao.

There are fifteen Peerless Divine Abilities, but none of them are Supreme Dao Arts. It's not that these 15 Divine Ability cannot be combined; rather, no one in the Myriad Saints Alliance has ever been able to combine them.

On the contrary, in the Spirit Realm, some cultivators created several Supreme Dao Arts based on these fifteen Divine Ability.

For example, Styx created the [Great Netherworld Technique] and the [Great Blood River Technique], and Houtu created the [Great Samsara Technique], all of which developed from these 15 Peerless Divine Abilities.

As for how many branches the Myriad Saints Alliance has, it is indeed difficult to count, because the branches of the Myriad Saints Alliance are like Niger in America—born randomly and die freely.

The Myriad Saints Alliance had not previously made any specific regulations regarding the establishment of a lineage. Later, a powerful figure in the demonic path believed that it would tarnish the reputation of a lineage if just anyone could create one. Therefore, they stipulated that only Golden Core Stage cultivators could establish a lineage!

However, this is the demonic path, and no one cares what he says. Although his lineage strictly followed his orders and destroyed many lineages while he was alive, once this elder was killed, the regime collapsed.

Moreover, due to the excessive killing, his lineage was not passed down and was instead devoured by several other major lineages.

The current situation within the Myriad Saints Alliance is that anyone can create their own lineage.

However, there are differences between different veins. Those with Peerless Divine Abilities powers are called sacred veins.

The current Myriad Saints Alliance has six major lineages: Ghost King Lineage, Ghost Heart Lineage, Demon Emperor Lineage, Archon Lineage, Blood River Lineage, and Shadow Kill Lineage.

Those who inherit Heaven-grade Divine Ability are called Heaven Lineage.

Currently, the Myriad Saints Alliance has a total of seventy-six Heaven Lineage.

Those that inherit Earth-grade Divine Ability are called Earth Lineage.

The Myriad Saints Alliance has a total of 471 Earth Lineage.

At this moment, the force invading Great Xia is a demonic alliance led by the Blood River Lineage and the Shadow Kill Lineage, and composed of more than twenty Heaven Lineage and more than two hundred Earth Lineage.

"These demonic scoundrels are brutal and their Cultivation Method are bloody. They must be killed. Otherwise, they will continue to harass Great Xia like the nomadic tribes in history!" In the Great Xia court, cabinet ministers and princes sat around a hot pot, discussing how to deal with the Myriad Saints Alliance.

"We definitely have to destroy them. If we don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring!" Chen Ke said, "It won't be difficult for us to destroy the Myriad Saints Alliance, but the problem is, what should we do after we destroy it? As long as the Underworld Abyss exists, Daozi will keep emerging, and that land is not suitable for cultivators from other systems!"

He looked at Liu Ji beside him. Liu Ji had a good grasp of the combination of immortality and politics, so his opinion on how to handle the Myriad Saints Alliance was naturally very important.

"Regarding the inheritance of demonic cultivation, Non-Self destroy the Netherworld, there's no way to resolve it for the time being. But we can't just do nothing!" Liu Ji said, "Perhaps there is a way: to transform demonic cultivation into righteous cultivation, and ghosts into immortals, thus bringing demonic cultivation into the Taiheng cultivation system!"

"Although the cultivation of Demonic Dao Divine Abilities requires killing, Blood Qi, and a series of other things, as long as the guns are pointed outwards, what's wrong with them needing these things!"

Chen Ke nodded. This was indeed a good idea. There were plenty of weapons, including swords and guns, that could harm both the user and the attacker. How to use them depended on the person in control of the weapons.

The cabinet quickly reached a consensus. "Focus on annihilating the enemy's fighting force, and wipe out all cultivators and their inheritances wherever we go!"

The Great Xia Dynasty itself possesses a demonic lineage, so there's no need to keep prisoners alive for interrogation.

Moreover, even if someone wants to cultivate Demonic Dao Divine Abilities in the future, they must be a student who has received compulsory education in the Great Xia Dynasty and whose character, morality, and values have been cultivated.

Some students aren't very compatible with mid-grade or high-grade Spiritual Qi. If they switch to a different path, they might just become geniuses.

As for the local demon fodder of the Myriad Saints Alliance, it's better to wipe them all out and start from scratch than to keep them around to spread bad ideas.

When the Great Xia army wasn't serious, it could hold off the Daozi outside the border. But when it got serious, the demonic disciples were like grasshoppers in autumn, swept away by the Great Xia army like fallen leaves in autumn.

In terms of the number of soldiers, although the Demonic Path has many, they are very protective of their traditions. It is common for masters to take in disciples but not teach them anything. Moreover, they can only take in five, six, seven or eight disciples at most.

The Great Xia Legion selects good men directly from the general population. Once enlisted, they are not stingy with their skills; any Divine Ability or Peerless Divine Abilities can be passed on to you as long as you are suitable.

In terms of fighting spirit, the Daozi are notorious for being invincible when things are going well, but utterly pathetic when things are going badly. And when it comes to selfishness and self-interest, they are in no way inferior to the scions of aristocratic Aristocratic Clan.

However, the soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty, supported by their belief in making meritorious contributions and protecting their homeland, were resolute in their will and fearless in the face of death.

If these two sides were to fight, it would be like bandits or gangsters fighting against a regular army; it would be a miracle if they could win.

In terms of equipment, the two sides are not even on the same level.

The Great Xia Dynasty began developing its industry before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it has been nearly thirty years since then!

You should know that everyone in the Great Xia Dynasty is a cultivator. There are people at the Body Refinement Realm everywhere, and the Qi Refining Stage is not uncommon now.

Their physical fitness, mental agility, and daily working hours are far beyond what ordinary people can match; their development speed and work efficiency far surpass those of ordinary people.

Not to mention that Yang Ning directly transferred his advanced underwater equipment and manufacturing technology to Daxia.

The construction speed of the Great Xia Dynasty in thirty years far exceeded that of Earth in three hundred years!

Such an industrialized nation naturally has guns, cannons, radar, airplanes, drones, rockets, and missiles.

And the Myriad Saints Alliance?

How could a group of illiterate people start the Industrial Revolution?

Even now, their thinking is still limited to closing the distance, Law Power to unleash Divine Ability, and killing enemies.

But when they encountered the serious Great Xia army, they couldn't even see the faces of the enemy soldiers. First, they were bombed by missiles, then targeted by drones, and finally, soldiers drove in with tanks and armored vehicles to mop up the remaining enemy.

No more than 15 days into the war, the Myriad Saints Alliance suffered a series of defeats and had retreated to Qinggu Mountain.

This is a mountain with an altitude of 8,747 meters. It is not only high, but also very long, stretching for as long as 18,000 meters.

The height of the mountain is no problem; soldiers composed of cultivators can climb it as easily as playing a game.

The key is that after crossing this mountain, the Demonic Spiritual Energy on the other side will suddenly increase, meaning that once the soldiers reach that side, they will have difficulty replenishing their Law Power, and their home-field advantage will be lost immediately.

This was the same difficulty that Taiheng had faced before; as long as the Myriad Saints Alliance disciples retreated behind Qinggu Mountain, the Taiheng disciples would have no way to pursue them.

Should a checkpoint be set up here?

That won't work either, because although there's less Demonic Spiritual Energy on the other side of Qinggu Mountain, there is still some.

This Spiritual Qi corrodes the crops, causing near-total crop failure in the region. There are no Spirit Stone mines, and no spirit herbs or Spirit Materials can be harvested.

If outposts are established, supplies will rely entirely on long-distance transport by Taiheng, and there is also the risk of them being destroyed.

Moreover, the Spiritual Qi on Qinggu Mountain is mixed with Demonic Spiritual Energy, making cultivation impossible, in addition to the occasional attacks from Daozi.

With no way to improve their cultivation level and the risk of death, no one would want to be stationed here.

From then on, Qinggu Mountain became the safety line for the Myriad Saints Alliance. No matter how dangerous the situation, as long as they retreated to Qinggu Mountain, they would be safe.

They thought the same thing this time.

But what they didn't expect was that this time, their opponent had changed.

The Great Xia Dynasty is vast and rich in resources, and it also has many disciples suitable for cultivating Demonic Dao Divine Abilities. This time, the Great Xia Dynasty directly recruited from the common people and invited powerful demonic and Ghost Dao had reached the Spiritual Law Realm, such as Rahu, Wu Tian, Styx He, and Hou Tu, to enter the Northern Plains along with their disciples. They promised that as long as the Myriad Saints Alliance was defeated, they would establish universities for demonic, Ghost Dao, Blood Dao, and curse cultivation here, and invite them to serve as principals to teach and take on disciples.

The universities of the Great Xia Dynasty were not sects, but their practical significance far exceeded that of sects. The number of people trained by one university in a year exceeded the number of people trained by Confucius in his entire life.

Such temptation is irresistible to any cultivator, especially since the principal has a high administrative rank, and the Myriad Saints Alliance region is indeed more suitable for their cultivation than the Great Xia.

These demonic cultivators were gathered together by the Great Xia Dynasty, formed the Far North Military Region, and began military training.

By the time the Northern Plains Military Region reached Qinggu Mountain, they had already been training for two years!

On Qinggu Mountain, the Far North Military Region and the Northern Plains Military Region exchanged duties, and then the Far North Military Region continued to advance northward with firearms and artillery shells powered by Demonic Spiritual Energy.

Both soldiers in the Far North Military Region learn Demonic Dao Divine Abilities Peerless Divine Abilities, but the Daozi struggle to even learn Human-grade Divine Ability because their teachers are unwilling to teach them.

Seeing that even his master was unwilling to teach him Divine Ability appear in the hands of a mere enemy soldier, the Daozi's mentality became even more volatile. He not only began to feel that it was impossible to defeat his opponent, but he also began to hate his own sect elders.

Morale is practically nonexistent!